Will (comics)

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Will

Birth name	Willy Maltaite
Born	October 30, 1927(1927-10-30) Anthée, Belgium
Died	February 18, 2000 (aged 72)
Nationality	Belgian
Area(s)	artist, colourist, writer
Notable works	Tif et Tondu Isabelle Le jardin des désirs

Willy Maltaite (October 30, 1927, Anthée Belgium - February 18, 2000) known by the pseudonym Will, was a comics creator and comics artist in the Franco-Belgian tradition. In the genre known in francophone countries as bande dessinée, Will is considered one of the Gang of 4 (which also included André Franquin, Morris, and Jijé), and a founding member of the Marcinelle school.^[1]

Over a long association with the comics magazine Le Journal de Spirou starting in 1947, Will created, illustrated and wrote for several series, while for many years being chief artist of the series Tif et Tondu which he had inherited from Fernand Dineur, and Isabelle. Among the series he wrote scenario for were Spirou et Fantasio and Benoît Brisefer. During the period 1958-60, Will also acted as artistic director of Spirou's rival publication Tintin.

[edit] Partial bibliography

Tif et Tondu, 39 albums with various collaborators.
Isabelle, 12 albums with Yvan Delporte, André Franquin and Raymond Macherot (story), Dupuis, 1972-1995.
L'Île d'outre-monde, Natacha n°10 (art), with François Walthéry (art) and Marc Wasterlain (story), Dupuis, 1980.
Contribution to collective Il était une fois les belges (Once Upon a Time There Were Belgians), Le Lombard, 1980.
L'ogresse des carpartes, with Yann (story), in Les Histoires merveilleuses des oncles Paul, Vents d'Ouest, 1986.
Le jardin des désirs (The Garden of Desires), with Stephen Desberg (story), Dupuis, coll. « Aire Libre », 1988.
La 27e lettre (The 27th Letter), with Stephen Desberg (story), Dupuis, coll. « Aire Libre », 1990.
L'appel de l'enfer (Appeal in Hell), with Stephen Desberg, P&T Productions, 1993.
Isabelle in the collective Brel n°2, Vents d'Ouests, 1997.
L'arbre des deux printemps (The Tree of the Two Springs), with Rudi Miel (story), Le Lombard, collective «Signé», 2000. Will could not finish the last 4 pages prior to his death.